Being 26
In the middle of February i turned 26, the wrong side of 20. Which was almost imediately pointed out to me by my father as actually being the right side of 30! As usual i was probably being a “Glass half empty” person.
So as a result of realising that actually being 26 isn’t so bad, i’ve decided to make sure that i feel the same about being 30 when i get there.
Firstly I’ve started taking more photos, something i used to do a lot of six or seven years ago. So I bought a new camera and started using my neglected Flickr account. So far so good, I’ve got almost a hundred photos up and I’ve found a bunch of people I know also using Flickr. I’ve encouraged a bunch of people to start using Flickr too!
Next I started finishing a document I started in 2005 about New Media’s place in developing countres. There is a need to organise the efforts of all the individuals and organisations working in this area, to minimse overlap and to encourage technical compatiblity. Of course there is also a great opportunity for business development too, but this has to be seen as a long term goal, the short term goal being to develop the businesses and infrastructure and to educate people in these countries about all the great stuff new media can do for themselves and their communities.
As a result of this document being published i hope to form a group of influential new media and communications experts to lobby and work with all the major players. Many I’ve shared this idea with have expressed great interest and are committing their personal time to help.
Some of my personal projects have fallen to the side due to my current full time job at Comic Relief. But there are 3 projects that are almost ready for the prime time, and i’m quite excited about them. One is a community site with a wiki and mailing list centered around the co-operative movement. Another is a web app that I’ve been working on with a friend. We’ve both been very busy and work’s been slow on it, but it’s an idea that just needs to exist, so we’re making it! Thirdly is BrightonWiFi, a site that basically shows you where you can find WiFi in Brighton. It’s a mashup of Google Maps and WordPress. As a result of this project (only about 15 hours work) i’m going to release the WordPress theme back to the web, I think it’s a great use of the tech, it allows non-nerds to use Google Maps in an accessible way. Check it out…
So being 26 might turn out to be ok, I’m being more productive, I’m working on getting my sleeping patterns sorted, and I’m finally producing some of the projects I’ve talked about for years. Now if only I could make some spare time for relaxing and seeing the outside world more…
January 25th, 2007 at 3:51 pm
hi this is me did you start the comic sport relief challenge!
December 15th, 2008 at 12:23 am
I typed ” Does being 26 make me old” into google and this came up. I have to say that ive notice im being more productive as well. I didnt know what i would be doing at this age but i thought i would be doing more. But as i look back on it and think about how long people live for. 26 Is actually quite young. The guys at work always point out the hard and heavy lifting jobs and say “let the kid do it!”, and by kid they mean me. Alot of them are in their early thirties. So its all relative is the point im trying to make. If ya want to feel younger or get a laugh go to http://www.realage.com/default.aspx and take the test to see what you real age is. Says i was 19 when i was 25 because i go to the gym and stuff. It even offered me advise on ways to get younger. Hell by the results i already have, i need a fake id for beer now lol. Anyways regardless of someones age, just go on and enjoy life. Find something ya like to do or wanted to do and make it happen.